HAWX 2 Review

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2

Game Boyz

24 September 2010

Excerpt: When Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. arrived on the scene in March 2009, it was met with mixed reaction. While some praised the game’s storyline and co-op gameplay, many cited concern with game’s visuals, framerate drops, and lack of multiplayer. Fast-forward a year and half later and the sequel has arrived in the form of H.A.W.X. 2.

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2

Game Boyz

24 September 2010

Excerpt: When Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. arrived on the scene in March 2009, it was met with mixed reaction. While some praised the game’s storyline and co-op gameplay, many cited concern with game’s visuals, framerate drops, and lack of multiplayer. Fast-forward a year and half later and the sequel has arrived in the form of H.A.W.X. 2.

HAWX 2

Total Xbox

21 September 2010

Excerpt: Yellow diamonds aren’t stressful until you realize they’re all enemies surrounding the gunship you have to protect. Our screen is full of yellow diamonds. And we’re freaking out. We didn’t feel that way during 2009’s HAWX, which, while fun in its own right, lacked a real sense of urgency.

H.A.W.X. 2

D+PAD

17 September 2010

Conclusion: It’s by no means perfect, and as the player it can become overwhelming at times to keep a track of orders whilst firing at enemies and keeping an eye on the radar. However, H.A.W.X 2’s aerial dogfights are a thrill and the game can also boast one of the finest examples of accurately recreated landscapes ever seen – it’s a good job that we don’t care to guess at the time it takes to bind all the satellite images into the game for the 3D representation of H.A.W.X 2’s...

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2

Tom Clancy's HAWX 2

Xbox 360 achievements

11 September 2010

Conclusion: HAWX 2 is such a letdown after the brilliant original and, if anything, feels like it has gone back a few steps rather than making any kind of progression. There is still plenty of fun to be had, especially in co-op or on the survival maps, but the first game has the edge in almost every regard. Bottom line: get your flight kicks there.

Expert Review

GameSpot

10 September 2010

Summary: In air combat terms, the word furball is used to describe a densely populated dogfight. You'll find yourself in plenty of furballs in Tom Clancy's HAWX 2, and for the most part, they're tense, exciting, and rewarding. But these furballs don't always go down well. Inconsistent enemy AI and poor collision detection can mar an otherwise fun aerial fracas, and while the new non-fighter focused missions can be interesting, they simply feel out of place in this game.

Pros: Exciting aerial combat, Looks great from the air, Good multiplayer options, Plenty of different planes to fly